The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-31
TWO CONGRESSMEN TALK.
Effect of Free Trade the Lumber Bushes
Republican Prospects.

Effect of Free TRADE the Lumber Business
Republican Prospects.
Pittsburg Chronicle
Gen. B. NJ Cuteheon. member of Congress
from the Ninth Michigan district, passed through
the city this morning route from Lansing,
Mich, to Washington.
When asked what he thought of the proposed
tariff bill of the administration. which pub
lished in the Washington Star last night. he
said Well as i understand II, the bill, if
passed. will take of the tariff lumber. iron
copper salt and WOOL These are the principal
products of our State, and the new bill would
have quite depressing effect our business
interests. Now take the lumber. for instance.
We are not far from the Canadian border. If
the tariff was taken of from it they could run
their lumber into our State and completely de-
moralize that branch of industry. OF course we
have Just as much lumber as they have. but
their labor is at least 20 per cent. cheaper than
rates. The result IF the matter would be
that timber would be taken to Canada,
where the work can be done cheaper, and then
sold back into State at considerably less
than can sell 1t. The first class to De affected
by this would be the laboring men. could say
almost the same OF any of the other products.
AS it now stands. the country must either take
tariff or free trade. We cannot put q tariff
things and take it off others that would be
equally N uch affected.
In answer to question if ne though the bill
could pass Congress, the General said:
Il would not like to predict. As understand
it, the Democrats will attack the tariff a
piece-meai plan. They will take the tariff off
lumber, hoping to draw support from Nebraska
ana OL1et states WneTe there Is no lunDer. Inc
whole OBJ ect is take up the bill piece by piece
and try and compromise on everything. In this
way they hope to get at least some reduction in
the tariff President Cleveland IN his message
most emphatic in his declaration that the in
ternal tax should not be taken off tobacco, but
this IS only on his part He Is much
in favor of taking the tax off tobacco as l
He thinks by that declaration ne can make cap
ital for his new bill. He will try and whip the
Kentucky delegation and the delegations from
other tobacco-erowlng States into line by max
ing a compromise with them in taking the
enue off the tobacco. This is the way the Dem
ocrats will fight the tariff"
1What is your opinion as to the chances for
Repu blican success in 1SSSP
ITO tell you the truth, 1 think the warning
sent out by Senator Cameron. of your State,
very timely. think we win easily
enough, but if we expect tariff alone to do it we
may be disappointed. There some localities
where free trade is more acceptable than tariff.
doubt you are aware. However, think if
to work with will we win"
Hon. w. II. Wade the only Republican
who thanks God he is not Democrat, was also
q passenger from the West this morning. He
was in the same car with General Cutcheon, but
took very different view of the presidential
outlook. When asked what ne thought the pros
poets for Republican success in 1888 the
gentleman said: Think Think Why don't you
ask me what know?"
We'll what do you know2"
why I know that the Republicans will cor
tainly be successful. Why. my dear sir, if we
do not this time never win. The
Democrats are playing right into hands.
The people of the country already disguised
with Democratic rule What hurt us before
was that a number of men who could run
the party left it. refer to Carl Schurz and that
crowd. They left the party because they couldn't
get all the offices there were to give out Then
they proclaimed to the world that tina Repub-
licans had peen robbing the country for years,
and this of course changed many votes But
when President Cleveland and his civil-se rviee
reformers went in what did they find2 They
found everything straight, even to the last cent,
and this alone will be card for the Republic
ans
Whom do you think the Republicans will
noninateP
s'Blaine have the nomination il hs wants
it. but tell you right here l not Blaine
man, and think there stronger men in the
party Yet will support him if he ls nomi-
mated" Congressman Wade is of the most
outspoken Congressman In the country, and has
a reputation for saying just what he thinks, no
matter who it hurts